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Journal Article
Dynamic variations in salinity and potassium grade of a potassium-rich brine deposit in Lop Nor basin, China
2021
Overview
The Quaternary Lop Nor playa is the largest production base of potassium sulfate in the world. It has a mining history of more than 10 years, and its share in the Chinese potassium sulfate market is about 50% to-date. In this basin, the high-salinity potassium-rich brines are mainly contained in Middle Pleistocene–Holocene glauberite strata. Based on the monitoring of the underground brine table and geochemical analysis, this study reveals variations in the underground brine table and potassium-bearing grade before and after large-scale mining in the Lop Nor potash deposit. The results showed that the underground brine table and potassium sulfate grade decreased by varying degrees over sub-mineral areas after large-scale mining. The underground brine table declined by 8.5 m, on average, in the Luobei depression, by 6.4 m in the Tenglong platform and by 1.9 m in the Xinqing platform. However, the potassium-bearing grade showed the different trend. The Tenglong platform had the largest decline with average decreases in layers W
1
, W
2
and W
3
of 18.2%, 13.0% and 24.8%, respectively. In the Xinqing platform, the average decrease in layersW
2
and W
3
were 17.4% and 16.0% respectively. The Luobei depression decreases were relatively small (W
1
, W
2
and W
3
decreased 4.3%, 4.2% and 3.1%, respectively). This research provides a theoretical basis for the rational development and sustainable use of the potassium-rich brines in the Lop Nor basin.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group,Nature Portfolio
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